Cyberwarfare: China-Linked UAT-7290 usually active in South Asia expands its espionage-focused intrusions into Southeastern Europe, targeting telecoms

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TL;DR:
- China-linked threat actor UAT-7290 has been active since at least 2022 in South Asia but is now also active in Europe
- It is focusing on intrusions against critical infrastructure entities in Southeast Europe
- UAT-7290 shares tactical and infrastructure overlaps with China-linked adversaries known as Stone Panda and RedFoxtrot (aka Nomad Panda)

Here is the technical report by Cisco Talos

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Could somebody ELI5 what a UAT-7290 actually is?

TIA 🙏


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